Apron and apron-tie.



No. 699,513. Patented May 6, I902..

W. GARMS.

APRUN AND APRON TIE.

(Application filed Jan. 27, 1897 (No Model.)

llrTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM GARMS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

APRON AND APRON-TIE.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,513, dated May 6,1902. Application filed January 27, 1897. Serial No. 620,980. (Nomodel.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM. GARMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and UsefulApron and Apron-Tie, of whichthe following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide an apron for waiters,bar-keepers, 850., which can be cheaply made and easily laundered.

A further object of myinvention is to provide a tie for aprons which canbe readily taken off and put on the apron and can be easily adjusted tofit any-sized person and will hold the apron smooth and straight aroundthe waist, also to provide an apron and tie which will be morecomfortable to the wearer than those now in use and which will allow thewearer to bend freely without discomfort.

The aprons heretofore used by waiters in restaurants and saloons havebeen provided with long strings or bands to tie around the waist of the-wearer to retain the apron in place, and when such aprons are beinglaundered by machinery the strings invariably catch in the machinery andare pulled off or cause the apron-body to be torn., For this reason itis customary for establishments wherein large numbers of such aprons arelaundered to employ a person to repair aprons injured through thiscause. By my invention all danger of such damage is obviated, and thetime, labor, and expense of laundering the aprons are greatly reduced.Furthermore, the apron is more easily and quickly fastened on and takenoff of the waiter than the former style.

My invention consists in the combination of an apron having eyelets inits corners and being arranged to partially encircle the body of thewearer, and a band wholly between such corners and provided with hooksat its opposite ends and fastened in the eyelets,and it also comprisesthe combination with the apron having the eyelets in its corners and atake-u p comprising a band with two hooks and a binding or take-upbuckle having three bars, one end of the band being fastened to themiddle bar, the band thence passed through the eye of one hook, thenceback through the take-up buckle and through the eye of the other hook,

and thence back through the take-up buckle. This arrangement of thetake-up being for the purpose of providinga take-up which will be veryeasy to adjust, but will be perfectly secure and will not depend uponany tongues or teeth for preventing the band from slipping.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 shows the apron as itappears when placed upon the person of thewearer. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the tie and adjustmentdevice. Fig. 3 is a detail showing one corner of an apron with metaleyelet in it. Fig. 4 shows one corner of the apron with an eyelet holereinforced by buttonholestitches.

Arepresents the body of the apron, com prising substantially a sheet orflat piece of material.

B represents the tie and take-up device.

Ct at are holes in the corners of the apron.

, b b are books on the ends of the tie and take-up device.

b indicates the .band of the take-up, which is preferably made ofelastic material, and b" is the binding-buckle.

0t indicates a metal eyelet, and a an eyelet protected bybuttonhole-stitches.

In practice the body of the apron is cut of any suitable shape and ishemmed around its edges, and at two of its adjacent corners eyelets orholes are provided adapted to receive the two ends of the tie or take-updevice. The holes in the top corners of the apron may be made ofanysuitable form and may be strengthened or reinforced by any means-as, forinstance, by folding the corner of the apron upon itself.

The tie and take-up device may be one piece of elastic material providedwith two hooks, one on each end; but I prefer the form shown, as it canbe adjustedto fit the wearer over or under his coat and can be used bydifferent-sized persons and provides for great strength of fastening andalso provides for very easy and accurate adjustment and without theinjury to and wearing of the band which is common with buckles whichdepend upon teeth or tongues for holding the take-up.

The binding or take-up buckle b has three bars 1 2 3, with one end ofthe band fastened to the middle bar 2, and the band passes thence backthrough the take-up buckle, and thence through the eye of the otherhook,

" and thence back through the take-up buckle,

as shown. The connection thus made between the hooks is very easilyadjusted as to length, and the band will not slip through the buckle,except when the band is manipulated for that purpose. When the weaverwishes to adjust the length of the take-up, he will loosen the band bycontracting his body, and then by drawing on the proper member-of theband he can slip it through the buckle to either tighten or loosen theband, as desired; but when the strain of the body comes against theband, thus to draw the buckle again in the position shown in Fig. 2, theband is held from slipping in the buckle. By making the band of elasticmaterial the tension can be regulated to the exact degree required, andslight inequalities are provided for.

By my invent-ion the first cost of man ufacturing the aprons is greatlyreduced, one band and take-up serving for a large number of aprons,while with the old style each apron must be provided with strings.Furthermore, by reason of the absence of strings my apron-bodies areless expensive to launder, and since all liability of tearing them whileironing is avoided no provision for mending need be made, thus stillfurther reducing the expense of laundering. Also since by my improvementI avoid tearing the aprons by reason of the strings catching in thelaundering machinery I prolong the period of effective service of theaprons, since in firstclass establishments neatness is an essentialelement and badly-torn or mended aprons must be discarded thoughotherwise good as new. Therefore by my invention I enable waiters toprovide themselves at less expense with a greater number of clean apronsthan is possible with the old-style apron, thereby promoting cleanlinessand neatness.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, 'is

1. In an apron, the combination, with a sheet or fiat piece of materialforming the apron-body provided With apertures for the reception ofhooks, of an adjustable take-up comprising a band, two hooks to engagein said apertures and a take-up buckle, said buckle being provided withthree bars, and one end of the band being permanently secured to themiddle bar of the buckle and the remaining portion of the band beingpassed, first through the eye of one of the hooks, then through thebuckle, then through the eye of the other hook and then having its freeend passed through the buckle, each fold or layer of the band passingunder the ends of the buckle and over the central portion whereby theyare thrown out of line with the main portion and are caused to bindagainst the bars of the buckle and prevent slipping by friction only.

2. A new article of manufacture, an adjustable detachable tie for apronscomprising a a retaining portion, a band permanently secured to saidretainer at one end and having its opposite end passed through theretainer in reverse directions and adjustably secured thereto byfriction only so as to form a variable loop on each side of theretainer, and a fastener in each loop.

WILLIAM GARMS.

WVitnesses:

ALFRED I. TOWNSEND, JAMEs R. TOWNSEND.

